Storm of Steel ETO (id:#56224)
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Near Maloarkhangelsk, USSR 1943-07-05 ()
D07: With Flame and Shell (DASL 1 - Streets of Fire)
CH 8: The Predators (Critical Hit # 1)
CH164: Cry of the Valkyries (Critical Hit # 7.1)
PBP 23: Panzerkeil (Aussie '98 Pack)
TOT 37: Breaching Maloarkhangelsk (Time on Target # 3)
LSSAH25: Getting the Job Done! (Leibstandarte Pack 4 - Turning of the Tide!)
O89.2: Tiger Hunt (On All Fronts # 89)
O102.2: Tactical Exercises: Tank Busters (On All Fronts #102)
O115.3: Tank Buster: Kursk (On All Fronts #115)
O116.3: Tank Buster: Kursk revised (On All Fronts #116)
PJ7.3: Scream of the Panther (OAF Playtester's Journal # 7)
SP98: Pesky Pachyderms (Schwerpunkt # 9)
DL 24.3: Cry of the Valkyries (Coastal Fortress)
GD 4: Fight and Die Forward (Gun Duel 2001)
FrF23: Elephants Unleashed (Friendly Fire Pack 3)
J118: Elephants Unleashed (ASL Journal # 8)
Ponyri #18: Funk Lenken (Kursk - Devil's Domain)
AP66: Cat's Cradle (ASL Action Pack # 7)
BFP-75: Schreiber's Success (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-76: Trial of the Infantry (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-77: Burning Down the House (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-78: Operation Wheatfield (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-79: A Hard Push (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-80: Ratushniak's Sacrifice (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-81: Iron Coffins (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
Ponyri #18: Funk Lenken (Devil's Domain : Metalgods of Ponyri)
KV4: And So It Begins... (Klementi Voroshilov Blog Scenarios)
GJ056: Lucky 313 (Grumble Jones)
D07: With Flame and Shell (Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader)
GDx19: Pioneers Forward! (Generic Playtesting Log)
SA4: With Burning Liquid (Stavka Archives - Scenario File #1)
Sim2: La Notte Porta Consiglio (Simulazioni Issue 3)
CH 8 (ver. 1.1): The Predators (Critical Hit Retro Magazine 1)
CH 8: The Predators (Critical Hit #1 2022 Reprint)
GD19: Pioniers Forward! (Großdeutschland Pack 3: High Tide at Kursk)
GD20: The Nut That Is Cherkasskoye (Großdeutschland Pack 3: High Tide at Kursk)
BG9: Testing Minenknackers (Covered)
DB177: Ozreki (Dispatches from the Bunker #55)
Designer: Bill Sisler
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Balance:
GermanRussian
37.5%

Overview:

The opening of Operation Citadel came as no surprise since both sides had been building up their forces for weeks. The first task facing the German assault was to break through the heavily defended Soviet lines. The Soviet positions, containing six defensive belts, were strong and deep. In front of each belt of strongpoints were vast minefields averaging 5,000 mines per mile of front. The strongholds themselves contained anti-tank guns and ditches, pillboxes, and entrenchments. At the road junction of Maloarkhangelsk, the experienced Württemburg Regiments of the 216th Division were hurled against the Soviet wall with the objective of cracking these formidable defenses. To aid their breakthrough attempt, the Württemburgers were reinforced with assault guns and the new Ferdinand tanks, as well as with flamethrowing engineers. In the morning hours of the 5th, the Ferdinands began to rumble forward in a storm of steel.
Attacker: German (Infanterie Division 216 and Panzerjäger Abteilung 654)
Defender: Russian (254th Rifle Division, XVIII Guards Rifle Corps)  
10.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:19.0 D:17.0
AFVs: A:12
StuH 42 (L) x 2
PzJg Tiger x 4
StuG IIIG x 2
Goliath x 4

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:4
57mm PTP obr. 43 x 2
45mm PTP obr. 42 x 2
PTRD-41 ATR

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: A: Goliaths represent B-IV MCV (16MP, 0AF, +2TS). D: Elite, Known Minefield (B28.45), MOL (A22.6)
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2022-08-20(A) Kevin Duval vs Dwayne Duval German winUsed German balance. Came down to the wire with the Germans left with just enough exit VP (but still plenty of time) to qualify for the win.
2022-08-19(D) Dwayne Duval vs Kevin Duval German winA very replayable scenario.
2022-05-12(D) Douglas Leslie vs Marc Hanna Russian winThe Germans got bogged down at the start of the scenario when they failed to clear the SSR placed mines in the first two turns. They were unable to recover from the disruption to their schedule. Full AAR (in two parts) can be found through the following links-

http://gamesquad.com/forums/index.php?threads/storm-of-steel-from-both-sides-part-one.170930/#post-2093099

http://gamesquad.com/forums/index.php?threads/storm-of-steel-from-both-sides-part-two.170931/
2020-11-10(D) David Ramsey vs Martin Barker German winNot so great. A fairly static Russian defender must wait for the Germans to punch a hole through their fortifications. In this instance the Germans came down the Russian right flank and despite some losses to minefields and molotovs, the Germans had enough to get off the board. There are definitely better scenarios out there than this one.
2019-07-08(A) Ron Garcia vs Darryl M. Russian win
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Hutch Modified the misc. rules2024-09-29 12:00:37
Hutch Modified the unit counts2024-09-29 11:59:07
Hutch Modified the misc. rules2024-09-29 11:54:45
Hutch Modified the unit counts2024-09-29 11:50:36
Hutch Updated the Scenario ID2023-03-05 20:18:52
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Ferdinand assault guns
The Borgward IV was much heavier than the Goliath, and carried a much larger payload. The B-IV was operated by radio. When it reached the target, the vehicle would drop the charge and leave the danger area.
 
Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.17Votes: 12
Views: 9187
To-Play list count: 2
Estimated Play time: 14.7 hours
Recorded Games: 8
Archive recorded plays:
German3
Russian5
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Storm of Steel
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[A] German 26
[D] Russian 24
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